Cult Consumption in Canada: A Further Critique of Stark and Bainbridge

Stark and Bainbridge have asserted that because of the unique ability of religion to address ultimate questions, secularization stimulates religious innovation. The decline of some religions is associated with the rise of new ones, precisely because the market becomes more open. Stark and Bainbridge...

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Authors: Bibby, Reginald W. (Author) ; Weaver, Harold R. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: [publisher not identified] 1985
In: Sociological analysis
Year: 1985, Volume: 46, Issue: 4, Pages: 445-460
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